Making The Case For Equatorial Launch Sites

Mark Carreau February 21, 2023

A launch abort system with a test version of Orion in 2019.

Credit: NASA
The future of access to space may lie with equatorial launch sites that could make launch windows a thing of the past, according to a Feb. 15 Future In Space Operations (FISO) webinar. Low-altitude equatorial orbits could be a first or final step in carrying out missions for uses including national...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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